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propitiate [prəˈpıʃıeıt] VB trans

1. propitiate:

propitiate

劝慰 quànwèi

propitiate

propitiate

使息怒 shǐ xīnù

2. propitiate:

propitiate

谋求…的好感 móuqiú…de hǎogǎn

▶ propitiation [prəˌpıʃıˈeıʃən] N

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The sun spirit, capable of rendering service or causing harm, also must be propitiated. en.wikipedia.org

She was propitiated by libations poured with the left hand. en.wikipedia.org

All are potentially of the malignant type, to be propitiated by an appeal to knowledge of the supernatural. en.wikipedia.org

Rituals to propitiate these spirits are conducted by special priests. en.wikipedia.org

However, he is not required to propitiate malevolent spirits or deities. en.wikipedia.org

Votive offerings are left at the house to propitiate the spirits. en.wikipedia.org

According to old legends to propitiate them, one strews cakes or sugar on the ground. en.wikipedia.org

To propitiate the angry goddess, two faithful lovers must be sacrificed each year to a lake monster until a faithful lover can be found to offer his own life. en.wikipedia.org

If the "genius" of the "imperator", or commander of all troops, was to be propitiated, so was that of all the units under his command. en.wikipedia.org

The chief dancer who propitiates the central deity of the shrine has to reside in the rituals. en.wikipedia.org

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